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we are hearing this is one fifth of the u.s. economy. it is a free market, no matter what anyone says about it being a communist system or socialism. people choose where to go. they put billboards. and they have valet services at the lobby of the hospital. it is a free market that is dysfunctional. when you've got outcomes that are superior in patients telling us, we just come here because the parking is easy, the competition is there, but it's at the wrong level. and now, as a society, we have to ask ourselves the fundamental question. that question is, do we believe the public has a right to know about the quality of their hospital? i think that they do. for the first time ever, we have ways to measure hospital performance. and it makes sense. so for a long time, we haven't had good ways to measure hospital performance. as a matter of fact, many of us have protested the messages were crude and they were not exact. they would punish many of us. many doctors would take on patients that were obese from low socioeconomic status, patients t
we are hearing this is one fifth of the u.s. economy. it is a free market, no matter what anyone says about it being a communist system or socialism. people choose where to go. they put billboards. and they have valet services at the lobby of the hospital. it is a free market that is dysfunctional. when you've got outcomes that are superior in patients telling us, we just come here because the parking is easy, the competition is there, but it's at the wrong level. and now, as a society, we have...
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the president also ordered the u.s. flag be flown at half-staff at all public buildings and grounds including the white house in honor of the victims. sources have identified the gunman as 20-year-old adam lanza. after initial information mistakenly pointed to his older brother. he is originally from newtown, but was living in hoboken, new jersey. apparently lanza took his own life. we'll keep you updated as more information becomes available. our hearts and prayers go to the victims and their families liz: looking for alternative places to invest if you're too worried about stocks? maybe you should consider investing in a pop icon. the rights to all the episodes of what's on your screen, the judy garland show, are on the auction block and could provide a super fan with a steady stream of cash. we stress could. let's find out more. joining us the current owner of those rates, ceo of daryl payne films. daryl payne. we saw this story and said it was fascinating. explain what is going up for auction on december 16th. >> fi
the president also ordered the u.s. flag be flown at half-staff at all public buildings and grounds including the white house in honor of the victims. sources have identified the gunman as 20-year-old adam lanza. after initial information mistakenly pointed to his older brother. he is originally from newtown, but was living in hoboken, new jersey. apparently lanza took his own life. we'll keep you updated as more information becomes available. our hearts and prayers go to the victims and their...
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our guests jennifer, a demographer for the u.s. census bureau, and william, a demographer for the institution washington journal is live starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c span. [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] >> he's not safe on the bus. >> i've been on that bus. >> they are as good as gold. >> all of us, i think, in the country were starting to see people coming out and talking about their experiences of the phenomena that so many of us have experienced in one way or another and had no words for other than adolescence or growing up. we have finally -- people are starting to stand back and say, hold on, this suspect a normal part of growing up. it's not a normal rite of passage. i think there was a moment where there was a possibility for change, and directer lee hirsch and i decided to start the film out of that feeling that voices were kind of bubbling up. come up to the surface to stay this isn't something we can accept. >> cynthia followed up the award winning film by gathering essays and personal stories together in ""b
our guests jennifer, a demographer for the u.s. census bureau, and william, a demographer for the institution washington journal is live starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c span. [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] >> he's not safe on the bus. >> i've been on that bus. >> they are as good as gold. >> all of us, i think, in the country were starting to see people coming out and talking about their experiences of the phenomena that so many of us have experienced in one...
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during katrina, here's what we know. $11 billion of u.s. taxpayer money was either defrauded or wasted. let me say that again. $11 billion. and let me give you the prime example of that. the corps of engineers was paid $62 per cubic yard to manage debris removal in katrina. through five layers of contracting, the people who actually did the debris removal in katrina were paid $9 a cubic yard. so we paid six times what it actually cost to get the debris removal done because we did not have competitive bidding and we had multiple layers coming from the corps of engineers to national contractors to regional contractors to local contractors to the actual guy with a backhoe, with a -- with a scoop and a dump truck. so we paid five to six times what it should have cost to actually get the debris removal taken care of. the same thing is going on in new jersey right now. right now, so requiring competitive bidding, can there be exceptions to it? yes. are there times when you can't do that? yes. but as a general rule, the american -- especially sinc
during katrina, here's what we know. $11 billion of u.s. taxpayer money was either defrauded or wasted. let me say that again. $11 billion. and let me give you the prime example of that. the corps of engineers was paid $62 per cubic yard to manage debris removal in katrina. through five layers of contracting, the people who actually did the debris removal in katrina were paid $9 a cubic yard. so we paid six times what it actually cost to get the debris removal done because we did not have...
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the outgoing u.s. commander in africa talks about efforts to keep al qaeda out of african nations. >> according to advocates committee upon the administration efforts and government transparent era mix. monday the sunlight foundation on the farm on whether at the obama lived up to his pledge to do most of the government in american history. this discussion is 90 minutes. >> good morning. welcome to the advisory committee on transparency and the obama presidency. i'm sure in for with the sunlight foundation. local. many meanings of transparency. i'm not going to get to authenticate, but will focus on different facets of it. there's widely divergent opinions on successes of the obama administration and i hope to explore some today. president obama made a number of promises and his running for president. a number still available unchanged.gov under the course of the administration new issues came up for dealing with campaign finance disclosure to dealing with law suit. baseman chase changes. what has occu
the outgoing u.s. commander in africa talks about efforts to keep al qaeda out of african nations. >> according to advocates committee upon the administration efforts and government transparent era mix. monday the sunlight foundation on the farm on whether at the obama lived up to his pledge to do most of the government in american history. this discussion is 90 minutes. >> good morning. welcome to the advisory committee on transparency and the obama presidency. i'm sure in for with...
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also tomorrow, a look at how u.s. debt, slow economic growth and the retirement of baby boomers could impact the global and economic future of the united states. from the american enterprise institute doug join us live at 5:30 p.m. eastern also here on c-span. >> we are at the new york state museum. this is our galley that is dedicated to the history of september 11 and the attacks at the world trade center. we decided with the gallery to tell the story for the first moments of the attacks using objects from the world trade center site. this is a piece of steel from the south tower. we put it in a place where the public can and should come and touch it. it gives it a real tangible experience. this is a piece of steel from the north towers. this is a dramatically bent piece of steel. this is within 10 floors of the impact of 9/11 on the north tower. again, you can see the openings where the windows would have been and this metal strip would have held the aluminum clad on the front of the building. each piece of steel i
also tomorrow, a look at how u.s. debt, slow economic growth and the retirement of baby boomers could impact the global and economic future of the united states. from the american enterprise institute doug join us live at 5:30 p.m. eastern also here on c-span. >> we are at the new york state museum. this is our galley that is dedicated to the history of september 11 and the attacks at the world trade center. we decided with the gallery to tell the story for the first moments of the...
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i never thought i'd be a u.s. senator. that opportunity presented itself partially as a result two things were able to accomplish and is the speaker of the florida house. i think the same principle applies. who knows, and maybe the commissioner commissioner of the nfl. they keep putting that out in the hopes that they'll say hey, will interview this guy. >> so we likely to run for president? >> i have no idea. i just don't know. right now i'll focus on being a good u.s. senator, moving forward on public policy in a few years i'll have an opportunity to decide what i want to run for reelection, run for something else to go home and get someone else a shot. >> were about to get that here, why did mitt romney lose? i think florida is a very come tentative state. issues the political observer, the obama turnout. there's this restaurant near the church that we go to, a catholic church that right next door is a storefront, obama for america organizing before the election, seen what are they doing? what could they possibly be doi
i never thought i'd be a u.s. senator. that opportunity presented itself partially as a result two things were able to accomplish and is the speaker of the florida house. i think the same principle applies. who knows, and maybe the commissioner commissioner of the nfl. they keep putting that out in the hopes that they'll say hey, will interview this guy. >> so we likely to run for president? >> i have no idea. i just don't know. right now i'll focus on being a good u.s. senator,...
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this will create thousands of u.s. jobs in the hardest-hit industries on jobs that cannot be of course using materials that are 90% made in the usa energy efficiency is unique in that it creates its own cash flow. it pays for itself. there are significant barriers that prevent this from being harvested more efficiency -- more efficiently. one is to begin -- and this is akin to building power plants. we know how to finance power plants. they supply predictable amounts of energy and utility can easily raise capital. however we lack the same capital for energy efficiency even notice understood to be the most cost-effective resource for meeting our needs. the energy efficiency efforts equate to a resource greater than any other source in the country. greater than nuclear, natural gas or coal. this is a great example policy that can move the -- this provides incentive to home owners to increase -- the greater the incentive, i the savings. transitioning allows for business model metrology and creates a system to reward innov
this will create thousands of u.s. jobs in the hardest-hit industries on jobs that cannot be of course using materials that are 90% made in the usa energy efficiency is unique in that it creates its own cash flow. it pays for itself. there are significant barriers that prevent this from being harvested more efficiency -- more efficiently. one is to begin -- and this is akin to building power plants. we know how to finance power plants. they supply predictable amounts of energy and utility can...
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the u.s. is on the head with an auction model based on the elegant simplicity of one course concept, marcus, not the whims of regulator specific to ensure productive and innovative use. i know from some of your testimony you have pointed out, especially some new commissioners the success the sec has had over the years that doing good auctions. however, we've learned overly prescriptive rules can lead to less than successful auction results. the fcc so uncovered the d block auction to lower the megahertz licensed for the prime brought in spectrum failed to garner more than a few token bids and those who are well below the true value of that very important spectrum. the fcc must avoid overly prescriptive option was the land market mechanisms and have a proven record of success. remember, the revenue generated in part to pay for the middle-class tax cut and extension of unemployment benefits will be used to help pay for the interoperable public safety broadband network and to fund the next jan 9/
the u.s. is on the head with an auction model based on the elegant simplicity of one course concept, marcus, not the whims of regulator specific to ensure productive and innovative use. i know from some of your testimony you have pointed out, especially some new commissioners the success the sec has had over the years that doing good auctions. however, we've learned overly prescriptive rules can lead to less than successful auction results. the fcc so uncovered the d block auction to lower the...
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they want the u.s. economy to be stronger as quickly as possible, because it means there will be able to continue to export. as much as they're trying to move from an export driven economy to a more domestic consumption based economy, they will still rely heavily on exports. the more americans are working, the more money they have in their pockets, the more they will be shopping in stores, and so much of what they buy is made from many other countries, including china. the healthier the u.s. economy is, the more that china will export. that means jobs for the chinese people. >> when you talk to leaders, how much are they actually were it about united states? -- worried about united states? >> i think united states is incredibly important to china, and recognize that. not only in very practical ways, but in another way, more psychological. there is a 150 year history were china has been trying to check itself up in big shin itself upr status. there is this lingering psychological mindset of china being v
they want the u.s. economy to be stronger as quickly as possible, because it means there will be able to continue to export. as much as they're trying to move from an export driven economy to a more domestic consumption based economy, they will still rely heavily on exports. the more americans are working, the more money they have in their pockets, the more they will be shopping in stores, and so much of what they buy is made from many other countries, including china. the healthier the u.s....
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if all the sudden u.s. treasuries were downgraded, wouldn't that have a pretty significant the fact on where we are relative to the avalanche? >> if there is downgraded treasury debt, this would likely trigger other downgrades. bank debt, they will get downgraded. jpmorgans of the world. money managers have in their relationship with their clients agreements not to invest in bonds that have rates below a certain grade. they will have to divest themselves because of the downgrades. this will cause problems in the credit markets. the credit markets will ultimately adjust. the reality has not changed. you will see hedge funds and private equity firms, but that is the process. it will take time. between now and then, it will create a greater amount of turmoil. it is what this means. it means that we do not have the political will to nail this thing down. and we will not. people will recognize that and we will go nowhere. >> if you want to preserve the entitlement, get us to balance. >> get us to sustainability.
if all the sudden u.s. treasuries were downgraded, wouldn't that have a pretty significant the fact on where we are relative to the avalanche? >> if there is downgraded treasury debt, this would likely trigger other downgrades. bank debt, they will get downgraded. jpmorgans of the world. money managers have in their relationship with their clients agreements not to invest in bonds that have rates below a certain grade. they will have to divest themselves because of the downgrades. this...
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the president of the u.s. has made it clear that there will be consequences, there will be consequences if the a pacific is made by using the weapons. >> 42,000 have been killed so far according to activists. and it may be time to take action. >> if true the reports may mean that they are facing a use of weapons of mass destruction. this may be the last warning we get. >> and time for talking about what to do may now be coming to a close we may be left with a difficult decision. >> and one actress traveled to a camp in the jordan-syria border. she is a special envoy for the un ref eyegy agency. it was her second mission in three months to the region. , we are six minutes away from 5:00, i know people have been campaigning. and on monday and tuesday. >> things are returning back to normal. >> they are. let's talk about what is going on. we have rain and we have a bit of a wintry mix. >> if you are going this way along i-70. don't be surprised if you see sleet. we had rain showers and this will contin
the president of the u.s. has made it clear that there will be consequences, there will be consequences if the a pacific is made by using the weapons. >> 42,000 have been killed so far according to activists. and it may be time to take action. >> if true the reports may mean that they are facing a use of weapons of mass destruction. this may be the last warning we get. >> and time for talking about what to do may now be coming to a close we may be left with a difficult...
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durkin joined the u.s. attorney's office for the northern district of illinois where he worked for 1 years in numerous leadership positions including first assistant. he joined the law firm mayor brown as a partner where he works to this day. his practice concentrates on complex litigation and criminal defense. he's been listed as among the best lawyers in america. he has an impressive record of community service, serving on the legal assistance foundation in chicago and for nearly a decade he was the chair of the mayor brown's pro bono committee. he's also taught as adjunct per hour of law at depaul and reported out of the judiciary committee by unanimous vote on august 2, 4 1/2 months ago. despite vacancies has been declared a judicial emergency and i'm glad it's going to be filled. in closing i note tom comes from an extraordinary family. the durkin family is well known throughout chicago especially in legal circles. there is nononly one black sheep, tom's brother jim, a republican state representative w
durkin joined the u.s. attorney's office for the northern district of illinois where he worked for 1 years in numerous leadership positions including first assistant. he joined the law firm mayor brown as a partner where he works to this day. his practice concentrates on complex litigation and criminal defense. he's been listed as among the best lawyers in america. he has an impressive record of community service, serving on the legal assistance foundation in chicago and for nearly a decade he...
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u.s. dot and fda provided critical support. the ministry was personally involved in getting specialized breakers from chicago for service. but with path operating at less than full strength on partial schedules, and as new jersey transit continues its efforts to restore service, commutes are still badly disrupted. what normally was a 45-minute ride has now doubled or worse as commuters displaced seek alternative transit. those with late evening shifts are still bearing the burden of limited service, having to rely on late-night bus is to make their way home. we continue to rebuild and repair across our network, but as the case of the state of new york and new jersey, the port authority will need the federal government's health. we're not at full strength and we have endured hundreds of millions of dollars of damage. electric substation 7 patched together with parts. parts are offering -- operating on a manual lock, with communicators by radio while the signaling systems are under repair. to bring the system that will require hu
u.s. dot and fda provided critical support. the ministry was personally involved in getting specialized breakers from chicago for service. but with path operating at less than full strength on partial schedules, and as new jersey transit continues its efforts to restore service, commutes are still badly disrupted. what normally was a 45-minute ride has now doubled or worse as commuters displaced seek alternative transit. those with late evening shifts are still bearing the burden of limited...
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mcafee is back in the u.s. he will talk to police, but only in a neutral country, and he will not return to that central american nation. casey have not been following this. police have called him a personal interest in the death of his former neighbor, american businessmen gregory foul. moments ago he just told a fox news that he had nothing to do with it. >> i was the first person to offer $25,000 reward for the rest of the people. i posted an open letter. i have nothing to do with the murder. i sympathize with them, but i cannot be held responsible is because they wanted to beat or someone wants me to be. i'm sorry. dennis: authorities have been after him since april 30th when he claimed the 42 armed soldiers stormed his property and handcuffed him for 14 hours after accusing him of running a meth lab. cheryl: this has been a most fascinating story. software security. he blew through $400 million on a lot of extracurricular activities basically according to several reports. now he is back in the united state
mcafee is back in the u.s. he will talk to police, but only in a neutral country, and he will not return to that central american nation. casey have not been following this. police have called him a personal interest in the death of his former neighbor, american businessmen gregory foul. moments ago he just told a fox news that he had nothing to do with it. >> i was the first person to offer $25,000 reward for the rest of the people. i posted an open letter. i have nothing to do with the...
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and he stayed with us, thank goodness, and came to the u.s. senate, came to congress and then the you's snavment -- and then the u.s. senate. what a man, what an incredible man he was. he always saturat sat at our tat kacaucus lunch. and when he came in he referred to me as "big one" and then proceeded to lecture me as to why i needed to lose weight, if i was going to stick around here for a while. i always appreciated that. another times i was in his office visiting about some legislation. and out of the blue, he asked me how many men i had on staff. and i was going down the list counting them, and he says, you know how many i got? no. he said, i got two, because women are better. that was dan inouye. he probably had a connection to every state in the union. montana was no exception. he always spoke of mike mansfield with great passion, and when i was in his office earlier today on the wall he had a picture of ted stevens and l.b.j., warren rudman and of course mike mansfield. and on that picture, mike mansfield, then majority leader, had wri
and he stayed with us, thank goodness, and came to the u.s. senate, came to congress and then the you's snavment -- and then the u.s. senate. what a man, what an incredible man he was. he always saturat sat at our tat kacaucus lunch. and when he came in he referred to me as "big one" and then proceeded to lecture me as to why i needed to lose weight, if i was going to stick around here for a while. i always appreciated that. another times i was in his office visiting about some...
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the u.s. army. to have risen like he did from private to lieutenant colonel, to run as many missions as he did as a helicopter pilot in vietnam, and to have won the -- two distinguished flying crosses is something that this nation can never say thank you enough for what leonard boswell has done, even before he came to the halls of the u.s. congress. in the real world leonard boswell has truled combined a mid wern farmer's common sense with practical everyday living. it's been that experience that's proven so invaluable to us on the transportation and infrastructure committee. his work to draft critical legislation as a pilot leonard boswell knows very well the tremendous issues facing our aviation community. he served on that subcommittee on aviation for each of his 16 years in this body. during the hearings and markups, leonard often spoke about the critical importance of aviation safety and is an advocate for his fellow general aviation pilots. it was for that reason that leonard received an
the u.s. army. to have risen like he did from private to lieutenant colonel, to run as many missions as he did as a helicopter pilot in vietnam, and to have won the -- two distinguished flying crosses is something that this nation can never say thank you enough for what leonard boswell has done, even before he came to the halls of the u.s. congress. in the real world leonard boswell has truled combined a mid wern farmer's common sense with practical everyday living. it's been that experience...
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u.s. government for court determination of the preclearance under the voting rights act of 1965, preclearance of five counties, for discrimination, and further, sued the u.s. government by questioning the constitutionality of the 1965 voting rights act. in the discovery for that case, the testimony was taken of this former general counsel of the florida republican party. and what i would like you to know is this key individual who, with your permission, with the committee's permission i'd like to insert those documents in the record -- that his testimony, given in april, mr. mitchell said, and it's in the sworn testimony, that he was asked to draft the original version of the legislation that became the law. he was asked to drafted by republican party leaders, specifically after consultations with andy palmer, then the executive director of the florida gop, frank, head of the gop state house campaigns, and joel springer, head of the state senate, republican campaigns. and in early talks wi
u.s. government for court determination of the preclearance under the voting rights act of 1965, preclearance of five counties, for discrimination, and further, sued the u.s. government by questioning the constitutionality of the 1965 voting rights act. in the discovery for that case, the testimony was taken of this former general counsel of the florida republican party. and what i would like you to know is this key individual who, with your permission, with the committee's permission i'd like...
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if u.s. people make sacrifices, you got to make some yourself and particularly republicans have done not in the house. cannot say much seen much in the senate unfortunately we peered in terms of saving money on defense, the two sides agreed to over $500 billion over a decade in defense cuts. is this funny money? is it real? this is not something i'm in favor of because we live in a dangerous world. we have 565,000 person army. it will be 490. we have 220,000 in five years. we wanted to have 313, chris will have 288. so this is your reduction not just bringing people home, but the size and capability of the force. our secretary defense secretary panetta was hollywood connoisseur in this in this direction as we can safely go. both sides, not every member of congress, the president is commander-in-chief of a dangerous world. i don't think he wants military capability lower and on our side of the aisle we don't. we say this much there as we can. in terms of some of the other things, after the bus
if u.s. people make sacrifices, you got to make some yourself and particularly republicans have done not in the house. cannot say much seen much in the senate unfortunately we peered in terms of saving money on defense, the two sides agreed to over $500 billion over a decade in defense cuts. is this funny money? is it real? this is not something i'm in favor of because we live in a dangerous world. we have 565,000 person army. it will be 490. we have 220,000 in five years. we wanted to have...
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. >> when you are dealing with the u.s. and federal government, you get everything that comes along with that. the paperwork is just awful, if you start with the mayor, they can make things happen. as soon as you get to the federal government. this has been going on for a long time. >> i just want to make it perfectly clear, it is a lot better than 9/11. we were working with 12,000 businesses directly impacted by that disaster in new york. today is a cakewalk in all honesty. i can't think of a situation where we did not help every small business at that point of perfection. there is going to be a lot of businesses needing help and we are struggling with that. we are trying to come up with the resources. the request for the 60 billion, it does include the ability to extend this effort. it will not be a one-year or two-year situation. they probably won't come back for five years. >> i will conclude with this. i agree that this recovery is not going to take place unless the small businesses recover. congress is not going to he
. >> when you are dealing with the u.s. and federal government, you get everything that comes along with that. the paperwork is just awful, if you start with the mayor, they can make things happen. as soon as you get to the federal government. this has been going on for a long time. >> i just want to make it perfectly clear, it is a lot better than 9/11. we were working with 12,000 businesses directly impacted by that disaster in new york. today is a cakewalk in all honesty. i can't...
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schools from u.s. workforces together that is a skills compact i think the country could easily get behind and support. and so i think that is highly important as we think of the skills issue going forward. and i think some of the issues i heard talked about before are critical to that as well. what are we doing in the pipeline? what are we doing from the earliest ages to make sure underrepresented groups are taking to science? why do we have the dropoff at middle school around young women? what are our long-term strategies? so we have to attack this on all silledders we have to have an all the above strategy. butwhile we're doing the long-term strategy to have a greater supply of stem workers and high skilled workers we should not take our eye off what queck dot do in the short terms. one of the most powerful was the idea that you could have a significant effect on the number of workers we have if you just ensured that you had a higher graduation rate among those who declared a stem major in their fre
schools from u.s. workforces together that is a skills compact i think the country could easily get behind and support. and so i think that is highly important as we think of the skills issue going forward. and i think some of the issues i heard talked about before are critical to that as well. what are we doing in the pipeline? what are we doing from the earliest ages to make sure underrepresented groups are taking to science? why do we have the dropoff at middle school around young women?...
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the u.s. is still very important. we are expecting growth of about 2%. if the u.s. goes off of this book with and you have very weak growth, that will be a huge dent in the global outlook and will have transmission of sex to the rest of the global economy at that time when the eurozone is still in recession in japan has also slid into recession. the risk is that this negotiation process could be protracted. i think president obama is proposing the concept of a fallback option, which would at least deliver some of the extension of the tax cuts and also unemployment benefits, which is very important. if the unemployment benefits cease after the first of january, that has an immediate impact on expenditure in the u.s. on about 2 million unemployed people. i think he is going to try to put together a skeleton deal to at least bridge the gap while negotiations continue. u.s. secretary of state -- >> u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has been taken to hospital. she suffered a concussion earlier this month. she is being treated with blood thinning medication and she
the u.s. is still very important. we are expecting growth of about 2%. if the u.s. goes off of this book with and you have very weak growth, that will be a huge dent in the global outlook and will have transmission of sex to the rest of the global economy at that time when the eurozone is still in recession in japan has also slid into recession. the risk is that this negotiation process could be protracted. i think president obama is proposing the concept of a fallback option, which would at...
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consequently, the u.s. federal government will continue to provide a social safety net, regulate the economy, and shoulder a substantial share of responsibility for safeguarding the social and economic basis of political equality." guest: there are always some conservatives that argue that, let's have big government. let's make it our big government. i'm not sure you can have the government the size we have and not have -- not squeeze people like the caller we have from new jersey. peter berkowitz should go talk to him, tell them -- tell her she should not mind the government. 200 years of growth during world war room and one, world war ii gave as big government. they didn't fall for that. host: grover norquist is president of americans for tax reform. atr.org. if you would like to read his text pair pledged and see some of the other information may have on their site. and the new release from today. thank you very much for being on "washington journal". >> now a look at how the fiscal cliff the impact medi
consequently, the u.s. federal government will continue to provide a social safety net, regulate the economy, and shoulder a substantial share of responsibility for safeguarding the social and economic basis of political equality." guest: there are always some conservatives that argue that, let's have big government. let's make it our big government. i'm not sure you can have the government the size we have and not have -- not squeeze people like the caller we have from new jersey. peter...
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marine corps, 20 members from the u.s. navy, 10 members the u.s. coast guard, where we will then partner with them and cross train them and use our techniques, reaching technical rescue and high and low rescue being demonstrated in display. we will also be having some of our u.s. navy personnel on ride-alongs with members on our ambulances, fire engines and trucks to continue with our cross training. so, it gives me great pride to be here to continue to serve as the fire chief, to welcome the military, and to say thank you to all of you. here's to an enjoyable fun-filled busy weekend. all the best, and thank you for your service. (applause) >> i wanted chief to tell you about that training. we first did it in 2010, search and rescue which we knew was a problem in haiti in the earth wake in the recovery. and like they say in san francisco, the fire department, we know how to do it, but when the big earthquake hits, we're all going to be victims and we want to make sure that anybody that potentially could come in to help dig us out knows how to do it
marine corps, 20 members from the u.s. navy, 10 members the u.s. coast guard, where we will then partner with them and cross train them and use our techniques, reaching technical rescue and high and low rescue being demonstrated in display. we will also be having some of our u.s. navy personnel on ride-alongs with members on our ambulances, fire engines and trucks to continue with our cross training. so, it gives me great pride to be here to continue to serve as the fire chief, to welcome the...
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in the 2006, the u.s. was in to the iraq war and facing heavy rye lens and combination for president bush and his party. what about more president obama and the democrats? should they worry? i say maybe not so much. in 2010, the party lost 63 seats in the house, 6 seats in the senate. president obama famously called it an shallacking and it was. the likely scenario, limits the losses like reagan did or add seats like clinton. president obama almost guaranteed to do better in the house. hard to do worse than he did in the first midterm and then democrats have this helpful anecdote. if they hold on to the control of the senate, the president can declare partial victory for that. that was the importance of adding seats. republicans have to win six senate seats and that's big and what they have to do to get control in 2014. the gaggle will be back right after the break. the good, the bad and ugly of the 2012 campaign ad season. they made us laugh or cringe. which ones made people actually go out and vote? ♪
in the 2006, the u.s. was in to the iraq war and facing heavy rye lens and combination for president bush and his party. what about more president obama and the democrats? should they worry? i say maybe not so much. in 2010, the party lost 63 seats in the house, 6 seats in the senate. president obama famously called it an shallacking and it was. the likely scenario, limits the losses like reagan did or add seats like clinton. president obama almost guaranteed to do better in the house. hard to...
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. >> today the u.s. air force launched a top secret they call it unmanned spacecraft. kind of like a space drone. officials aren't saying much of anything about this thing, but the experts say it's likely testing out new equipment for spying. >> jon: yeah, guess what -- [whispers] not working. i'm not especially worried about north korea. we all know when the world ends, it will be an asteroid that does us in. on that score we're totally safe. >> close encounter of the asteroid kind. two asteroids buzzed earth, one of them passing inside the moon's orbit. nasa says the 120-foot wide rock came within about 140,000 miles of our planet. this is the scary part, no one knew this asteroid was coming until a couple days ago. kind of snuck up on us. >> jon: snuck up on us? [laughter] it's not a puma. it's a giant [bleeped] rock hurdling through space. can we not see anything coming our way? how is it we've got this massive spy satellite homeland security apparatus and apparently the only thing we've gathered reliable footage of is what every single airline passenger looks like
. >> today the u.s. air force launched a top secret they call it unmanned spacecraft. kind of like a space drone. officials aren't saying much of anything about this thing, but the experts say it's likely testing out new equipment for spying. >> jon: yeah, guess what -- [whispers] not working. i'm not especially worried about north korea. we all know when the world ends, it will be an asteroid that does us in. on that score we're totally safe. >> close encounter of the...
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at the u.s. government is an insurance company with an army. when we talk about the insurance company part, we are talking about medicare and social security, and to some degree medicaid. those are programs that benefit the middle class and the poor, mainly through retirement. the other thing that people talk about, those are very small parts in the federal budget compared to medicare and social security. really, is not a question of needing to cut these programs. it is that they are growing more quickly than the economy, larger than they have been in the past, and what we need to decide as a nation is, are willing to pay substantially higher taxes than we have in the past to pay for these programs? if we want to keep our current tax burdens, we need to figure out how to reduce those programs. medicare -- we are not talking about reducing benefits over the long term. we have a health care system over all that grows more quickly than the economy. economists do not have one reason why that happens. they are looking for all the reasons why that ha
at the u.s. government is an insurance company with an army. when we talk about the insurance company part, we are talking about medicare and social security, and to some degree medicaid. those are programs that benefit the middle class and the poor, mainly through retirement. the other thing that people talk about, those are very small parts in the federal budget compared to medicare and social security. really, is not a question of needing to cut these programs. it is that they are growing...
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and u.s. communities and taxpayers are incurring exorbitant disaster assistance cost as a result of this practice. which has become a practice. a dangerous one. the national institute of building sciences issued a congressionally charted report that determined taxpayers save $4 for every $1 invested in smart mitigation measureless. and yet the corps of engineers' new construction budget for the entire nation this year is only $1.6 billion. despite a backlog of $40 billion worth of projects. hurricane irener to through the same region of the country last year and as winter stets -- sets in, the northeast continue s threats. this refleblingts a trend of more frequent and costlier disasters in this country. last year alone 48 states experienced presidential declared disasters. 14 of which exceeded $1 billion in damage. the most in recorded history. rising sea levels, more active hurricane seasons, increased development along our nation's coast. clearly reveal that hurricane irene and sandy were n
and u.s. communities and taxpayers are incurring exorbitant disaster assistance cost as a result of this practice. which has become a practice. a dangerous one. the national institute of building sciences issued a congressionally charted report that determined taxpayers save $4 for every $1 invested in smart mitigation measureless. and yet the corps of engineers' new construction budget for the entire nation this year is only $1.6 billion. despite a backlog of $40 billion worth of projects....
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during the 2006 midterms, the u.s. was three years into the iraq war and facing heavy sectarian violence which hurt president bush and his party what are the lessons for president obama and the democrats? i say maybe not so much. here's why. in 2010 the party lost 63 seats in the house, 6 seats in the senate. president obama called it a shellacking. there is reason to think he will do better this time around. president obama is almost guaranteed to do better in the house. hard to do worse than what he did in his first midterm. democrats have this helpful antidote, if they hold on to control of the senate, the president can declare partial victory for that. that was the importance of democrats add two senate seats, sitting at 55. republicans have to win big, winning six senate seats is big. that's what they would have to do to get control in 2014. the gaggle will be back right after the break. the good, the bad, and the ugly of the 2012 campaign ad season. they made us laugh, some made us cringe, but which ones made peo
during the 2006 midterms, the u.s. was three years into the iraq war and facing heavy sectarian violence which hurt president bush and his party what are the lessons for president obama and the democrats? i say maybe not so much. here's why. in 2010 the party lost 63 seats in the house, 6 seats in the senate. president obama called it a shellacking. there is reason to think he will do better this time around. president obama is almost guaranteed to do better in the house. hard to do worse than...
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number is 6 trillion, even though the european economies as a whole are about the same size as the u.s. which you call bonded debt, or come in a skit involved in commercial paper, bonds and other sources. five chilliness country, only one in europe. that means europe is top-heavy with banks. but that means is if you're a small company and you start to grow, you don't have the capital industry we have. you don't have the diverse sources of capital here. sue eventually give forest to become part of a big company. so you don't get the microsoft and apple on the scale we get in this country. so you look the 1970s. terrible decade. microsoft, apple, oracle, charles schwab, southwest airlines, fedex and others. a capital system can nurture them, get them to grow and be independent companies of the future. so again, europe is a 2%, weaker at 3.5 even though it had the largest economy we have the capital markets to adjust and if government ends of messing up the markets as it does when it trashes the dollar, you get new instruments to come in that deal with it and try to make money off of it.
number is 6 trillion, even though the european economies as a whole are about the same size as the u.s. which you call bonded debt, or come in a skit involved in commercial paper, bonds and other sources. five chilliness country, only one in europe. that means europe is top-heavy with banks. but that means is if you're a small company and you start to grow, you don't have the capital industry we have. you don't have the diverse sources of capital here. sue eventually give forest to become part...
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u.s. and british regulators still have to approve the deal. two years ago google offered six billion to buy daily deal website group-on before it went public. group-on's market value is half that tonight and bloomberg reports there's take-over speculation. the stock jumped 23% today. volume more than doubled. some of the buying also could be from traders who sold short the stock to profit as it was falling. four of the top five most actively traded exchange traded products were higher. the lone hold-out was the nasdaq 100 tracking fund, which includes apple. the fund was down 0.06%. and that's tonight's "market focus." tall tom dow growth is one reason tonight's market monitor thinks the economy will pick up speed next year and so will stocks. mark luschini back with us at janney montgomery scott. the job market we saw today improving in the last month but still slow, do you think it's going to pick up the pace of that improvement next year and why. >> well we do, tom. the fact of the matter is we've been seeing steady spectacular job growth f
u.s. and british regulators still have to approve the deal. two years ago google offered six billion to buy daily deal website group-on before it went public. group-on's market value is half that tonight and bloomberg reports there's take-over speculation. the stock jumped 23% today. volume more than doubled. some of the buying also could be from traders who sold short the stock to profit as it was falling. four of the top five most actively traded exchange traded products were higher. the lone...
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u.s. navy is capable of maintaining that unambiguous military strength. as we sit here this morning aboard the uss macon island, in san francisco bay, looking out to the pacific, it is easy to believe that the united states is, in fact, a pacific power and that to keep it that way we will maintain the best damn navy in the world. thank you very much. (applause)speaker .... >> now i'm going to introduce our next speaker, major general melvin spee splt e i've known melvin for a number of years, obviously we served together in the marine corps. i can tell you he's been with fleet week for 3 years now and the one thing about mel, he's got a lot of ideas and he accepts no as an interim answer because a lot of things that he wanted to do to make fleet week better originally the answer from authorities was no. and he made some amazing things happen just through his will. a commander can will things to happen. and i really want to thank you, mel, for that whole peer to peer medical exchange was yo
u.s. navy is capable of maintaining that unambiguous military strength. as we sit here this morning aboard the uss macon island, in san francisco bay, looking out to the pacific, it is easy to believe that the united states is, in fact, a pacific power and that to keep it that way we will maintain the best damn navy in the world. thank you very much. (applause)speaker .... >> now i'm going to introduce our next speaker, major general melvin spee splt e i've known melvin for a number of...
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if that momentum continues, the u.s. might deliver on that prediction last month from the international energy agency, calling for the u.s. to surpass saudi arabia as the world's largest oil producer by 2020. here's one good thing to come from the destruction of hurricane sandy-- verizon customers will be getting faster, and more, telecom services. the company said today it is replacing damaged copper wires with fiber optic cable. that upgrade from older, slower copper allows verizon to offer more digital services, including bundling phone, internet and cable tv. and it means an increase in revenues for verizon. tom, that was the message from verizon's c.e.o., speaking at an investor conference today. but it didn't do much for the stock. verizon shares fell, like many of its fellow dow components trading here on the big board. >> tom: let's get going with tonight's "market focus." with no big economic data for cues, stocks finished a lackluster day in negative territory. the s&p 500 struggled to find a clear direction an
if that momentum continues, the u.s. might deliver on that prediction last month from the international energy agency, calling for the u.s. to surpass saudi arabia as the world's largest oil producer by 2020. here's one good thing to come from the destruction of hurricane sandy-- verizon customers will be getting faster, and more, telecom services. the company said today it is replacing damaged copper wires with fiber optic cable. that upgrade from older, slower copper allows verizon to offer...
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and get up and go to the post office anymore. [ male announcer ] with stamps.com you can print real u.s. postage for all your letters and packages. i have exactly the amount of postage i need, the instant i need it. can you print only stamps? no... first class. priority mail. certified. international. and the mail man picks it up. i don't leave the shop anymore. [ male announcer ] get a 4 week trial plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >>> after hounding u.n. ambassador susan reese medical they withdrew, it appears that republicans will finally get their choice to be president obama's secretary of state. >> i'm john kerry, and i'm reporting for duty. >> of course, back in 2004 not only did republicans not want john kerry to report for duty, they believed he was exactly the wrong man for the job. >> john kerry betrayed the men and women he served with in vietnam. >> he dishonored in country. >> i searched with john kerry. john kerry cannot be trusted. >> since the swift boating of john kerry eight years ago,
and get up and go to the post office anymore. [ male announcer ] with stamps.com you can print real u.s. postage for all your letters and packages. i have exactly the amount of postage i need, the instant i need it. can you print only stamps? no... first class. priority mail. certified. international. and the mail man picks it up. i don't leave the shop anymore. [ male announcer ] get a 4 week trial plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to...
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do we end with the view that the u.s. is the best performing of the advanced economies? >> the u.s. has a pretty good medium-term growth prospects. both because of the energy boom, increasing efficiencies and healthcare, and still being the world leader in technology, which is a big advantage. the other point that i think needs more emphasis, if you look over the next 10-20 years, the growth rate of the economy is slowing because of demographics, because the average education is not increasing and we will have the drag from the aftermath of the financial crisis for a long time. the next year or two or three looks better than what we have been experiencing that better means 3% growth, not 5%. >> on that note, are there any questions? no questions? i have loads more. >> [inaudible] >> can we continue to print money without causing inflation? >> one of the most challenging lines that the next chairman of the federal reserve will have to walk is unwinding the balance sheet expansion that has occurred while avoiding putting too much negative pressure on the economy. you can get that bala
do we end with the view that the u.s. is the best performing of the advanced economies? >> the u.s. has a pretty good medium-term growth prospects. both because of the energy boom, increasing efficiencies and healthcare, and still being the world leader in technology, which is a big advantage. the other point that i think needs more emphasis, if you look over the next 10-20 years, the growth rate of the economy is slowing because of demographics, because the average education is not...